New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-02
As VIEWED By RIILROID MEN,.
INTERFERING Tie INTERSTATE LAW.

WHAT THE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS THINK Is
MEANT ny TIE MEASURE
CHICAGO, March 1.-The general passenger agents
of the various roads in the Southwestern Passenger
Association have just submitted to the general man
ayers their report regarding the Interpretation and ap
plicat on Of the Interstate Commerce law rs relating
TO passenger traffic The main difficulties, the report
SAYS encountered in giving practical eject TO the best
features of .he law found IN Sec ION ~ IN re-
non 10 the proviso therein that "nothns IN tins act
shall apply TO the issuance oil mileage, eAc.Isoh, VI
communication passenger tickets the view oil the gen
cral passenger agents Il that this sim means thht III
regard these tickets the rates Tor the same are ho
required 10 bo published, as in the case oil the
regular local tarh and that they may DC
changed from time to time without Tue re- o.
Inc pub shed tariffs but that in the matter OF open
rntes to all IN tn OF mileage tickets ana on 3o-
casions OF excursion rates beng uss, anu uS 70 ne
communication BUSINESS with equal rights TO all classes
IN the the tickets Gnier this Iroyso OF the law
" tho remedies now existing ut common law or by
statute" alply against limitation ana uhreason
ablcness The s.hlcct was d Nded in the report INTO
the following heads What does the law specifically
require 10 be done by common CARRIERS subject TO It's
nroyisionsi What Is theoretically permitted or con
.i-tcnt and not forbidden What does the Law spe-
cIycaIy forbid What does the law i"ierentalll
torbd What ia believed 10 be inconsstent or Is not
desirable 10 be donef Regarding the Seeohu query
me Law inicrcntially permits first, second, and
third ,emigrant classes OF passengers II the accono
daons are rs varied n the classes Children under
five wears Of age. accompanied by parents or
guardians may be carried free; children OF hye or
under twelve Years OF age may be carried NJ MAJ IA o.
IL theoretically permits special additional charges Tor
.pecial trans other unusual service III iuirreh'
TALLY permits variation u charges based upon re-
.ricd availability OF the ticket II iniereDtially per
mis- the issuance OF mileage. eXoirsion, or accommo-
daon passenger tickets, but does not permit d.
elimination favor OF any IerTon tor example,
rates made in favor Ot any organized BODY, religious
secular, secret etc, must DO oontemporaneousiy
available to any person. IL permits reduced rates 10
ministers OF re- igon and tree transportation TO rail
WV m 10 AZ the greater includes the less, II also
tSrcutnlly permits the issue OF reduced rates TO rail-
say EMPLOYEES There is nothing III the law III relation
TO commissions any moro than there Is III relation 10
the a,ent of any other compensation OF any char
ac,er n will therefore, he Tor the general managers
10 determine whether the uayrent oil commissions
.ha be continued. The question OF passes or reduced
rates for the families OF railway employees rs referred
Ia the general anagers for determination. Mileage
tickets may be sold any rate not greater than tue
legal tars that the common carrier may elect 10
charge but they cannot DO sold ut different rates to
d,,T, nt individuals The genef al passenger
agents recommend that thousand mo tickets II sold
must sold to every person at tho same price ana
.ball be at the uniform rate OF ~ cents per mie. "A
common carrier making diiercntal or special fare
over its own line may lawfully refuse 10 grant CON
Meeting limo right to snoh fare conemporaneously
lom ~ line or territory OF such connecting road
toketng road may charge more or less Tor the same
Kind O. ticket between two intermediate points by one
connection than by another competing oonhgction'
because of dissimilar CIRCUMSTANCES and conditions
While the law inierentaly permits the acceptance OF
lower than hrs class rates for ticket OF restricted
avaabi ity IL also requires the Observance Oh the
long amt short Ia II principle"
Regarding subject No. 3. the report SAYS:
IL only inferen tally permits giving reduced rates
10 ministers of religion, but clsary forbds reduced
| rates or tree transportation TO any other class III
| which would be included the following; Theatrical
companes baseball players bicyclists theatrical al
vance agents Students aborers, lumbermen, Indians
Lifted States officers and soldiers or their families
inmaes OF national homes OF disabled volunteer
soldier city police members OF the press as cour
tcsies hotel employee, freight shippers. charity cases
| dumb or blind people, temperance workers. etc
ne genera passenger agents suggest to the genera
mannrers Tor consideration whether some OF the nos
| worthy of these cases cannot be continued and re
served Tor adjustment under the direction oil the com
mission.